#domesticrobots

This Charging Dock Gives Its Mopping Robovac a Heated Sauna Treatment to Prevent Mold and Smells

As happy as we are for robovacs to add floor mopping to their cleaning skillsets, we also know that a soggy mop head parked in a charging dock for hours on end is a recipe for bacteria, mold, and odors. To ensure the new Roborock S8 Pro Ultra isn’t just spreading dirty water across your floors, its charging dock not… Read more…

Schedule These Maintenance Tasks to Keep Your Robot Vacuum Running

If you’re into practical gift-giving, robot vacuums are a slam dunk. Once they’re properly set up, they can take one of the worst time-sucking chores off your to-do list for good—or at least until they break. Thankfully, robot vacuum maintenance is fairly simple. Here’s everything you need to do to keep yours from… Read more…

iRobot’s New All-In-One Robovac Has a Retractable Mop That Won’t Soak Your Carpets

As one of the few companies that’s figured out how to make robots that consumers actually want, iRobot sells a wide range of robo-cleaners, including both vacuums and floor moppers. Its new Roomba Combo j7+ is the first Roomba bot to do both, using a clever mechanism that lifts the mopping tool completely out of the… Read more…

Roomba Users Unable to Access Device Features as Server Issues Shut Down App

That floor won’t clean itself… well, quite literally it won’t, especially if the vacuum robot you bought to clean the floor won’t hop off its dock when the servers are down. Read more…

You’re Probably Vacuuming Way Too Fast

Generally speaking, there are two types of vacuuming: A few quick sweeps to pick up crumbs, spilled snacks, and visible dirty; and a more thorough sweep of the entire room while cleaning. Of course, a lot depends on the kind of flooring in the space, and when it comes to carpet, slower is better. In fact, even when… Read more…